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WASHINGTON Members of the New Democrat Coalition have struggled for years to make their centrist message heard in the larger, and distinctly more left-leaning, House Democratic Caucus. The 46 self-described "moderate" and "pro-growth" House members in the NDC say they agree with the rest of their caucus on "90 percent of the issues" it's the remaining 10 percent that's harder to summarize. How difficult? Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., shares a joke he tells about the NDC to illustrate the point. "The New Dems' message doesn't fit on a bumper sticker," he told CQ Roll Call. "So I said we should stand on the steps of the...

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WASHINGTON Members of the New Democrat Coalition have struggled for years to make their centrist message heard in the larger, and distinctly more left-leaning, House Democratic Caucus. The 46 self-described "moderate" and...